Photo library

Each image is described by a caption, a date, a place, an author and keywords. Captions are written in French, English and Spanish. Photographs of works give the title, the artist or culture of origin and the institution that holds the object.

Identifiable persons have given their consent to distribution or are photographed in a public setting.

Images are available in low definition for browsing, then in high definition on request. Files comply with standard colour profiles, which are useful for printing.

For works, complementary views — details, reverse sides, signatures — are offered where they exist.

A search engine cross-references date, place, event, person, work and photographer. Thematic albums make navigation easier: General Assemblies, seminars, returns, exhibitions.

Results can be gathered into a personal selection, then sent in a single request.

Editorial use — press, publishing, teaching, research — is free with credit. Commercial, advertising or promotional use requires authorization and may incur a fee. Images must not be retouched in a way that alters their meaning.

The mandatory credits appear in each record, in the form "© OIMAP / author".

Originals are stored on redundant media, with an off-site copy. Digitized historical images are indexed with their original metadata.

A digitization plan provides each year for the integration of older collections, notably photographs of the first assemblies.